Quincy Raceways officials have announced some changes to Sunday night’s schedule due to the extreme heat conditions that are expected to continue through the weekend:

— Starting time has been pushed back to 7:30 p.m. (Pit gates will still open at 3:30 p.m. Grandstands open at 6 p.m.)
“It is hoped that this change will allow some of the heat or the day to dissipate, easing the strain on both spectators and racers alike,” said co-owners Paul Holtschlag and Bob Rhinberger.
— Qualifying for the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) sprints will be first on the schedule.
— Along with the sprints, modifieds, sport mods, hobby stocks and sport compacts will compete. Late models and stock cars are off this week.
— The sport mods and sport compacts will not run heat races.
The sport compacts and sport mods will be lined up for their feature events by inverted point average for the first 10 positions, and by point standings for the remainder of the field, following consulation with IMCA headquarters in Vinton, Iowa.
“These changes will hopefully help with the extreme temperatures that expected for Sunday and will allow both spectators and racers to still get home at a reasonable hour,” Holtschlag and Rhinberger said. “Quincy Raceways will do everything it can to make this special event a great one despite what Mother Nature has in store. It is hoped that everyone will be amenable for these changes.”

I know UMP will have people at the track, not sure who will have what responsibilities as I write this. It’s been a couple of years since the Summernats were here. I remember Sam Driggers, the head of UMP, being in tower in past years.

who cares about fall nationals its summer seen this bill baker guy on qr fb page something to the effect the best sprint cars are coming to qr sunday is that a joke? unless woo is pulling into the pits your not the best of the best gotta agree with skipp and whoever posted afterwards sprint cars suck anyways, look you got this sprint car show you got hell tour which like it love it want some more of it next logical step? USMTS it was on schedule last year why not bring it in? you got one local guy who can win this race odds arent great he will but still a decent chance its 2k to win usually and will be best show next to hell tour best part you can prove my old buddy dave wrong that too little tire too much motor can work with good talent and few cautions (if you seen one of these shows you know what i mean) can i get some yays on USMTS out there?

I am not going to complain about the start times,I am just glad as of right now we are still racing. Even though I may not get to see all the features because I will have to leave for work,it is better then not seeing any racing at all!!